Social Education January/February 2018
Social Education January/February 2018
Special Section:Project-Based Learning
Volume:82
Num:1
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Editor’s Notebook
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We Make Students Engaged Citizens
Social studies is alive in the classroom where you teach, in your community, in the state where you work, and across the globe.
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Protests, Free Expression, and College Campuses
A close look at the controversies surrounding recent student protests against campus speakers can launch an interesting classroom discussion on free speech.
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Tracking Congress: Issues, Interests, and Democracy in Action
Teaching young people to track congressional representatives and public issues through Congress can engage students with their government and advance their civic participation.
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Making Inquiry Critical: Examining Power and Inequity in the Classroom
A truly critical inquiry should identify unequal power relationships in society and offer students counter-narratives to transform unjust social relations.
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Guiding Student Investigation of a Miniature Flask for Insight into Mayan Civilization
An in-depth examination of a clay flask discovered in the Guatemalan lowlands provides an excellent springboard into a lesson on Mesoamerican civilizations and the impact of European arrival.
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Drones, Balance of Power, and “Just War”: Assassination and Warfare in a New Century
Grappling with complex issues in the classroom, such as the use of weaponized drones, is vital for students in an era where technology is racing ahead of moral scrutiny.
Project-Based Learning
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PBL in Social Studies Classrooms: Teaching High Quality and Engaging Projects
This special section provides teachers with excellent examples of rigorous project-based learning.
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Project-Based Learning in Social Studies
Teaching through projects can connect students and schools with their communities, make history relevant, and foster democratic citizenship.
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Engaging the Community with a Project-Based Approach
Young learners and students of all ages feel more connected to their learning when they participate in community-related projects.
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Knowledge in Action: Social Studies Simulations as Project-Based Learning
Political simulations in an AP class helped students learn content and skills while they also engaged with the structures and functions of government.
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Learning through Doing: A Project-Based Learning Approach to the History of the U.S. CivilRights Movement
A project-based approach to studying the civil rights movement can stimulate student engagement and their sense of connection to this historic period.
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The Secret Ingredients of Problem-Based Learning: A World History Perspective
Three key strategies can help teachers implement successful projects in world history.
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Projects as the Spine of the Course: Design for Deeper Learning
When a course is centered on a series of projects, the projects accomplish the main intellectual work, and student learning is deep and complex.